Mendel (Feshchenko) Olena Vasylivna

Work experience: 28 years

Category: Higher

Education:

• Georgievsky Crimean State Medical University;
• Donetsk Institute of Social Education;
• specialization in breastfeeding, client-centered psychotherapy, and gestalt therapy

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• Georgievsky Crimean State Medical University;
• Donetsk Institute of Social Education;
• specialization in breastfeeding, client-centered psychotherapy, and gestalt therapy

Teaching and / or lecturing:

• lecturer at the School of Conscious Parenting on topics of health, care, development, and breastfeeding for children in their first year of life.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• management of children from birth to 18 years of age;
• consultation on breastfeeding and rational nutrition for children;
• vaccination according to the immunization schedule and individual plans;
• management of children who frequently fall ill or have prolonged, recurrent, and chronic diseases;
• diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, ENT diseases, respiratory tract and lungs, including allergic respiratory diseases.
• Most common diseases for which patients seek help: bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia (viral, bacterial, atypical), acute respiratory viral infections with lower respiratory tract involvement, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, post-infectious lung lesions.
• "A good pediatrician is someone who listens to the patient and parents, considers personal and background psychological characteristics, has good contact with the child, and is committed to help and support. And, of course, is a competent specialist!"

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• pediatric pulmonology;
• pediatric gastroenterology;
• pediatric otolaryngology;
• child psychology.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• "My passions are noticing and creating beauty. I develop in the fields of photography, music, psychology, and I love bead embroidery and making jewelry."

Doctor's advice:

• "Rely less on generalized information from the internet — every child is unique, with their own physiological, psychological, and emotional characteristics. I always support open dialogue with parents: ask questions, clarify, share your anxieties. This allows us to find the optimal path to help together. My approach is sincerity, trust, partnership, and evidence-based medicine. I believe it's better to prevent illness than to deal with its consequences later. That's why regular preventive check-ups with a pediatrician are not a formality, but a care that allows us to identify problems at an early stage, when treatment is most effective and safe. Be attentive to changes in your child's behavior and well-being: changes in appetite, mood, sleep, or temperature are signals that should be addressed. Do not delay seeing a doctor — sometimes one consultation prevents serious complications. A child's health is a joint effort between the family and the doctor. And I am here to support you on this journey."